Recently we reported that despite the fact that there has been a slight increase in jobs in the legal sector, the overall demand for legal services in the U.S. has declined for the second quarter in a row.

In the midst of a recession, cost-cutting is a top priority for many corporate legal departments. And general counsel looking to pinch pennies have turned their attention to outside legal spending, namely bills from their law firm partners, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Monday.